adhan 0.1.1

Python library for computing adhan times

adhan.py is a Python 2.7 and 3+ library for computing adhan times.

It is a refactoring of the PrayTimes.org Python adhan calculator that will ensure:

• PEP8 compliant code

• A PyPI package

• A simplified API that favors convention over configuration

• A test suite

• Presence on GitHub to encourage contribution

Installation

pip install adhan

Usage

from datetime import date

from adhan import adhan
from adhan.methods import ISNA, ASR_STANDARD

params = {}
params.update(ISNA)
params.update(ASR_STANDARD)

adhan_times = adhan(
    day=date.today(),
    location=(30.25,-97.75),
    parameters=params,
    timezone_offset=-6,
)

"""
adhan_times will be a dict containing datetime objects for the keys 'fajr',
'shuruq', 'zuhr', 'asr', 'maghrib', and 'isha'

"""

Available Methods

The following methods are available in the adhan.methods module and should cover the vast majority of cases

• ISNA: Islamic Society of North America

• MUSLIM_WORLD_LEAGUE: Muslim World League

• EGYPT: Egyptian General Authority of Survey

• MAKKAH: Umm al-Qura University, Makkah

• KARACHI: University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi

• TEHRAN: Institude of Geophysics, University of Tehran

• SHIA: Shia Ithna Ashari, Leva Research Institute, Qum

• ASR_STANDARD: Shafi’i, Maliki, Ja’fari, and Hanbali

• ASR_HANAFI: Hanafi

Custom Parameter Dictionary

In case you want to define your own parameters, the parameters argument accepts dicts with the following keys

• fajr_angle: The angle below sunrise to compute Fajr for

• isha_angle: The angle below sunset to compute Isha for

• asr_multiplier: The multiplier to use for Asr, such that the length of an object’s shadow is the multiplier * the object’s length + the length of the object’s shadow at midday

• isha_delay: The floating point number of hours after Maghrib that Isha is